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• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  did not have more room. On behalf of the entire MIT Admissions staff ... According to the admissions profession's Code of Ethics and ... upon date by which students reply to offers of admission. Following May 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  As some of you may have noticed, the world didn't end on Wednesday like I thought it would (for the rest of you, look outside, yup it ... of the popular mantra on balance here: "Work hard, play hard".

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  in remembrance of the body affirming the mind–body connection

  

  think it was pi beta phi, and standing on top of those low brick walls in ... trying to burst out of its shell. the outlines on things felt sharper, the ... i'm standing on a stage / of fear and self-doubt, which i think makes

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Cross-Cultural Conference

  

  to expect, but here are some of the topics they are planning on ... Cross-cultural Ally Development Roundtable discussions on topics of choice ... I'm going on a cross-cultural conference/retreat tomorrow. 2006 is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a “pass” on your transcript;  if not, there's no record you took it. The ... of A/B/C. As part of the flexible pass/no record grading option, you
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  've done like, thousands of hours of research on everything mit-related, but ... point where the new-semester excitement wears off. there's something about ... see my breath misting in front of me. when i looked up at the sky, it

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Devoid of Content Well, mostly.

  

  This post is almost entirely devoid of content except to point out a particularly funny exchange in the comments of a recent post. It's a constant ... commenting is acceptable behavior or not. I'm guilty of being one of those

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  about half of them) on a slow day, I find myself puzzling the many ... I can get my hands on. I've been known to walk down an aisle of the ... So the other day at work, I was sitting at the bottom of one of the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  's simply a tab on a lever that punches out a precut piece of aluminum. It ... 's another topic). One of my teammates was commenting on how frustrating it ...   Did you know the soda can top (or "pop" can for those of you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  another day of summer ♬ ba-ba-da-ba da-ba-da-ba ♬

  

  hour elapses quickly. 6:07 PM I read Infinite Jest on the porch of my ... day for the past week, probably because of the abundance of natural ... -seasoned piece of avocado toast with one. 9:32 AM I start work. My UROP is data

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 18, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  probably one of the happiest people on the face of the earth. Unfortunately ... MIT had made a mistake or was admitting me on the basis of something ... reputation on the line just to say that they accepted a specific type of person

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Piece of my Heart Hey, look, a Turkish internet cafe.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The proliferation of "standing cafes" in Germany was ... working on some important stuff for Bayer CropScience. Anyway, I'm not going ... understanding of the language. For example if somebody at the bank says "blah blah

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  As you probably know, the movie 21, based on the true story of the ... (or post it on the MIT 2012 Facebook group). Please include names of ... MIT Class of 2012 Weekend at the Movies So how's it work? Well, the most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

   goodness don’t get me started on how atrocious the units of measurement are here ... ="Celsius, of course"]subzero,[/annotation] tiny bits of ice form on the sidewalk ... . Crossing roads. Back at home, if you’re on one side of a major intersection

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  inspired, I mean really inspired, I sit on my bed and close my eyes. I let my mind take me wherever it wants. I pull out a piece of paper and a BIC pen and jot everything down. I just had one of these marathon brain

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Endless rain into a paper cup ...also, restless wind inside a letterbox.

  

  111-year history, in 1918. That was because of World War 1. So it's not ... Susan Hockfield, but I'm sick of hearing about global warming when I check ... 've been much more of lame-o about running outside since I got a MacBook and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  recognized me and asked for a sticker because of something I said a year ago ... weekend and I can give you a sticker, too. It can even have glitter on it ... building up of a structure. Catamorphism: the consumption of a structure

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  A Part of Me or apart of me?

  

  just cover it up with the confidence of facts. Fact: I am on track to ... particularly focus on is the character named “Part of Me.” Plot spoilers begin ... sake of this blog I’ll just focus on these three. I have loved these

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 22, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  Fens, part of Boston's beautiful Emerald Necklace. On another errand, I ... help the MIT faculty put their hoods on, because it involves a lot of ... It’s funny how one month can entirely change your perspective on life

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding 1000 digits of pi nom nom buzz buzz

  

  event where makerspace mentors welded on digits of pi to a steel apparatus ... On pi day, campus was buzzing with events.  That morning, I even ... pictures and videos from one of the events. [annotation note="ive been

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 23, 2024